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The Harmonious Universe

The Beauty and Unity of Scientific Understanding
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From quarks to quasars, this stimulating survey of the main branches of science provides lay readers with a broad scientific understanding of our fascinating universe. Award-winning scientist and popular science writer, Keith Laidler explains the major facts, principles, and theories of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy.
Keith J. Laidler (1916 - 2003), Ph.D., was professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Ottawa and the author of eleven books, including To Light Such a Candle (Oxford University Press, 1998), Science and Sensibility, and The Harmonious Universe (the latter two by Prometheus Books). He received numerous awards including the American Chemical Society's prestigious Dexter Award "for outstanding contributions to the history of chemistry."
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